Gaobeidian

Gaobeidian (Chinese: 高碑店; pinyin: Gāobēidiàn) is a county-level city in central Hebei province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Baoding Prefecture-level city. Gaobeidian has 4 subdistricts, 6 towns, and 4 townships, and a total of 442 villages.[2] It is 82 kilometres (51 mi) south of Beijing and 68 kilometres (42 mi) north of Baoding.

For other uses, see Gaobeidian (disambiguation).
Gaobeidian

高碑店市
County-level city
Location of Gaobeidian in Baoding
Location of Baoding in Hebei
Coordinates: 39.327°N 115.874°E / 39.327; 115.874
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHebei
Prefecture-level cityBaoding
Area
 • County-level city620.0 km2 (239.4 sq mi)
 • Urban
36.80 km2 (14.21 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • County-level city588,000
 • Density950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
 • Urban141,600
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
074000
Area code(s)0312
Licence plate prefixes冀F
Websitegbd.gov.cn

Gaobeidian City was long known as Xincheng County (simplified Chinese: 新城县; traditional Chinese: 新城縣; pinyin: Xīnchéng Xiàn). In 1993, its name was changed to Gaobeidian City.

Administrative Divisions[2]

Subdistricts:

  • Heping Subdistrict (和平街道), Juncheng Subdistrict (军城街道), Dongsheng Subdistrict (东盛街道), Beicheng Subdistrict (北城街道), Xinghua Road Subdistrict (兴华路街道)

Towns:

  • Fangguan (方官镇), Xincheng (新城镇), Sizhuang (泗庄镇), Baigou (白沟镇), Xinlizhuang (辛立庄镇)

Townships:

  • Xiaoguanying Township (肖官营乡), Liangjiaying Township (梁家营乡), Zhangliuzhuang Township (张六庄乡), Dongmaying Township (东马营乡), Xinqiao Township (辛桥乡)

Transportation

Architecture and environment

Gaobeidian is known for its leadership in energy efficient building, and hosted the 23rd International Passive House Conference in 2019. The Gaobeidian Railway City apartment complex is the world's largest passive house project.[3]

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See also
  1. Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 46. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. 保定市-行政区划网
  3. Alter, Lloyd (October 23, 2019). "Chinese city has the largest Passive House project in the world". TreeHugger. Retrieved 2019-10-25.


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